INTERACTION

As you will see when you receive your beautiful, fresh-smelling copies of Interzone 214 and turn immediately to the front page of the subscription pull-out bit in the middle - it's time for the 2007 Readers' Poll.

Every story and piece of artwork published in Interzone in 2007 (issues 208 - 213) is eligible for your vote - a full list is set out below.

You can vote positively for as many stories or pieces of art as you like.

And, as is the Interzone tradition, you can vote negatively, for the stories or artwork you didn't like.

The final poll ratings will be decided based on an aggregate score of positive votes minus negative votes.

You can express your preferences by:

1. Leaving a message in this thread,
2. Emailing interzonepoll@ntlworld.com
or 3. Writing an old-fashioned letter to Martin McGrath, 48 Spooners Drive, Park Street, St Albans, Herts, AL2 2HL

Comments about the magazine, the stories and the poll are also welcome.

The closing date for the receipt of votes is March 31, 2008. Results will be published in Interzone 216.

Don't delay. Get voting!

A Handful of Pearls (212)
Beth Bernobich
illustrated by Jesse Speak

Ack-Ack Macaque (212)
Gareth Lyn Powell
illustrated by SMS

Big Cat (209)
Gwyneth Jones
illustrated by Stefan Olsen

Dada Jihad (212)
Will McIntosh
illustrated by Chris Nurse

Deer Flight (211)
Aliette de Bodard
illustrated by Stefan Olsen

Dr Abernathy’s Dream Theater (210)
David Ira Cleary
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Elevator Episodes (211)
Ahmed A. Khan

Empty Clouds (208)
G.D. Leeming
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Exvisible (211)
Carlos Hernandez
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Feelings of the Flesh (212)
Douglas Cohen
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Green Man (210)
cover art by Douglas Sirois

Heartstrung (210)
Rachel Swirsky
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Islington Crocodiles (208)
Paul Meloy
illustrated by Vincent Chong

Journey to the Center of the Earth (209)
Edward Morris
illustrated by Pamelina H.

Knowledge (211)
Grace Dugan
illustrated by David Gentry

Light in the Dark (212)
cover art by Osvaldo Gonzalez

Lunar Flare (211)
cover art by Richard Marchand

Metal Dragon Year (213)
cover art by Kenn Brown

Metal Dragon Year (213)
Chris Roberson
illustrated by Kenn Brown

Molly and the Red Hat (213)
Benjamin Rosenbaum

Odin’s Spear (213)
Steve Bein
illustrated by Paul Drummond

Preachers (210)
Tim Lees
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Softly Shining (208)
cover art by Kenn Brown

Softly Shining in the Forbidden Dark (208)
Jason Stoddard
illustrated by Kenn Brown

Sphaira (209)
cover art by Jim Burns

Tearing Down Tuesday (210)
Steven Francis Murphy
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Tears for Godzilla (209)
Daniel Kaysen
illustrated by David Gentry

The Affair of the Bassin Les Hivers (211)
Michael Moorcock
illustrated by Robert Dunn

The Algorithm (212)
Tim Akers
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

The Best of Your Life (213)
Jason Stoddard
illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

The Final Voyage of La Riaza (210)
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

The Good Detective (209)
M. John Harrison
illustrated by David Gentry

The Lost Xuyan Bride (213)
Aliette de Bodard
illustrated by Paul Drummond

The Men in the Attic (213)
John Phillip Olsen
illustrated by David Gentry

The Sledge-maker’s Daughter (209)
Alastair Reynolds
illustrated by Jesse Speak

The Star Necromancers (208)
Alexander Marsh Freed
illustrated by Jim Burns

The Whenever At The City’s Heart (209)
Hal Duncan
illustrated by Richard Marchand

Toke (210)
Tim Akers
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

Where the Water Meets the Sky (208)
Jay Lake

Winter (209)
Jamie Barras
illustrated by Chris Nurse

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I'd like to vote positively for the following art:
1."Light in the Dark" cover art by Osvaldo Gonzalez
2."Sphaira" cover art by Jim Burns
3."The Algorithm" illistrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe

I'd like to vote positively for the following stories:
1."Heartstrung" by Rachel Swirsky
2."Preachers" by Tim Lees
3."Tears for Godzilla" by Daniel Kaysen

I'd like to vote negetively for the following stories:
1."The Star Necromancers" by Alexander Marsh Freed
2."Deer Flight" by Aliette de Bodard

Thanks GlenH

The votes are flooding in (though not through the forum so much) - don't be shy.

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I would, but I've only read half the year's output. Would hate to slew your statistics.

I didn't vote last year for similar reasons (only read 1/4 of the issues). I will vote this year, but want to have a good flick through the issues to refresh my memory first, and avoid 'recent-issues bias'.

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Folder printing high quality presentation folders

I'd like to vote positively for:

Ack-Ack Macaque (212)
Gareth Lyn Powell

Deer Flight (211)
Aliette de Bodard

Green Man (210)
cover art by Douglas Sirois

Heartstrung (210)
Rachel Swirsky
illustrated by Douglas Sirois

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Neil Beynon

The other side of the river - http://neilbeynon.wordpress.com

Slew my statistics all you want!

It's not a precise statistical evaluation - it's a straw poll to see what people do and don't like. Opinions from one issue are as valid as those from the whole year.

Just vote

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Great! Better give this some careful thought

Well, I vote for:


I don't have any negative votes. Not because I liked everything, but because I feel that even those stories that I didn't like still contributed to the overall feel of each magazine I've read since subscribing in 2007, and that I have enjoyed.

And no, Aliette didn't bribe me, but I won't refuse a drink should our paths ever cross

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Jo Thomas
http://www.journeymouse.net/

Thanks! I'll pay you the drink, no problem

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I want to look through the issues again as well, before voting.

For now suffice to say that there have been some amazing stories and stunning artwork

My positive votes are:

* "Molly and the Red Hat" by Benjamin Rosenbaum (issue 213).
* "Tearing Down Tuesday" by Steven Francis Murphy (issue 210).
* "A Handful of Pearls" by Beth Bernobich (issue 212).
* "Winter" by Jamie Barras (issue 209).

Update

Since I can vote for more than four stories, I decided to add in two more positive votes:

* "Softly Shining in the Forbidden Dark" by Jason Stoddard (issue 208)
* "Metal Dragon Year" by Chris Roberson (issue 213)

I posted more info on all this at http://www.jasonsanford.com/jason/2008/ ... reade.html

ok then

Positive

The Sledge-maker’s Daughter (209)
Alastair Reynolds

The Affair of the Bassin Les Hivers (211)
Michael Moorcock
[b]Ack-Ack Macaque (212)
Gareth Lyn Powell
Metal Dragon Year (213)
Chris Roberson
The Best of Your Life (213)
Jason Stoddard
The Lost Xuyan Bride (213)
Aliette de Bodard


Negative

Deer Flight (211)
Aliette de Bodard
Elevator Episodes (211)
Ahmed A. Khan
Exvisible (211)
Carlos Hernandez
A Handful of Pearls (212)
Beth Bernobich
Feelings of the Flesh (212)
Douglas Cohen
The Algorithm (212)
Tim Akers
Molly and the Red Hat (213)
Benjamin Rosenbaum


(forgot Big Al, added up the front, which you kindly made available)

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I'll take payment in directions on how to find Marsupalami stuff to buy for the spousal unit?

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Me either, don't think that matters though given it says vote for as many as you want?

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